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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea, Jordan Rift Valley, Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Downtown Amman, seen from the Citadel which sits on the highest hill of Amman, Jabal al-Qal'a (about 850m above sea level), with Jordanian flag flying, Amman, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of arches in the Church of St Paul, Byzantine period, which is named after a graffito carved on one of its roof tiles, 'St Paul, save the Blues and Papiona of George, the lector. Amen', Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the ruins of Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a boy fishing from a boat on the Nile Delta, from the inner frame representing a river, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a figure representing the seasonal harvest with a horn of plenty and vine leaves, 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. This is the only human figure to remain in the mosaic cycle as it was protected by the stone base of a later pulpit, the others having been destroyed by Christian iconoclasts. The church was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the ruins of Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a fish, Christian symbol, in a bowl in a square border interlaced with scroll patterns, 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. It was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Twin Churches, Church of the Rivers and Church of the Palm Tree, built c. 570s AD within the Castrum or Roman fortified camp, against its Eastern wall, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The churches have a mono apse with 3 naves separated by 2 rows of 3 arches and a raised presbyterium. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of arches in the Church of St Paul, Byzantine period, which is named after a graffito carved on one of its roof tiles, 'St Paul, save the Blues and Papiona of George, the lector. Amen', Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of arches in the Church of St Paul, Byzantine period, which is named after a graffito carved on one of its roof tiles, 'St Paul, save the Blues and Papiona of George, the lector. Amen', Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of arches in the Church of St Paul, Byzantine period, which is named after a graffito carved on one of its roof tiles, 'St Paul, save the Blues and Papiona of George, the lector. Amen', Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Eleutheropolis, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Sebastis (modern day Sebastia in the West Bank), from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Tamiathis Diametta on the Nile Delta, from the inner frame representing a river, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Kasion on the Nile Delta, from the inner frame representing a river, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a tree, possibly a pomegranate tree, surrounded by vine leaf scrolls, 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. It was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD, under a modern canopy to protect the floor mosaics and allow visitor access, part of a large ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The church was built in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery. The mosaics depict acanthus scrolls, scenes of hunting, fishing and wine making, classical representations of the sea and the earth, portraits and scenes from the lives of the benefactors of the church. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a building with open doors, possibly a house or church, within an acanthus leaf pattern, 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. It was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting geometric patterns with interlocking square and diamond shapes, 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. It was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circular millstone, situated near the Twin Churches at Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorway, probably the entrance to a Roman house, with geometric shapes carved into the stone lintel, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stylite tower, 13m high, built for stylite monks, ascetic recluses who spent time in a room atop a secluded tower seeking solitude and practising meditation, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The tower was in a square courtyard with huge Byzantine water cisterns and a church to the South. It has no staircase but a door opens on the South side of the domed roof room. A channel on the inside wall served as a toilet. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Ashkelon, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Kesaria (modern day Caesarea in Israel), from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting Neapolis (modern day Nablus), possibly with the Theotokos church on Mount Gerizim, from the cycle showing 15 major cities of the Holy Land from both east and west of the River Jordan, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Row of arches in the Church of St Paul, Byzantine period, which is named after a graffito carved on one of its roof tiles, 'St Paul, save the Blues and Papiona of George, the lector. Amen', Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • One of the Twin Churches, Church of the Rivers or Church of the Palm Tree, built c. 570s AD within the Castrum or Roman fortified camp, against its Eastern wall, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. The church has a mono apse with 3 naves separated by 2 rows of 3 arches and a raised presbyterium, seen here. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the central carpet of the Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a basket of grapes in a vine leaf scroll, 756-785 AD, from the Church of St Stephen, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. Six mosaic masters signed the mosaic floor, Staurachios from Esbus, Euremios, Elias, Constantinus, Germanus and Abdela. They completed the mosaics at the time of Bishop Sergius II in honour of St Stephen. The church has an apse and an elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a Byzantine floor mosaic depicting a lamb, Christian symbol, to the right of the dedicatory medallion with Greek inscription in front of the altar, dating the mosaics to 587 AD, from the Church of Bishop Sergius, built 586 AD in the time of Bishop Sergius of Madaba, Umm ar-Rasas, Amman, Jordan. It was built as a basilica with an apse and elevated presbytery and forms part of an ecclesiastical complex of 4 churches. Umm ar-Rasas is a rectangular walled city which grew from a Roman military camp in the Jordanian desert. Its remains date from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods (3rd - 9th centuries), including 16 churches with mosaic floors. Excavations began in 1986, although most of the site remains unexplored. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sandstone, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sandstone rock, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance to the Roman Theatre with cavea in the background, Amman, Jordan. Built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (169-177 AD), the large and steeply raked theatre could seat about 6'000 people. It is built into the hillside, and oriented north to keep the sun off the spectators. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC104.jpg
  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC103.jpg
  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shadows of people standing on Natural sandstone Arch Burdah Rock Bridge, silhouetted against a sandstone mountain, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mushroom shaped rock formation, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Natural sandstone Arch Burdah Rock Bridge, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Abdullah I Mosque, 1982-1989, Amman, Jordan. Memorial by the late King Hussein to his grandfather, it is a major landmark in Amman with its blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qsar Bshir, Mobene fortress, best preserved Roman fort in the world, Castra Praetoria, built 293 - 305, el-Qatrana, Jordan desert, Jordan. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC005.jpg
  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC091.jpg
  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC092.jpg
  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Four-wheeled vehicle in the middle of a wide sandy valley, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountains of sandstone and granite emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC064.jpg
  • Massive mountain with towering cliffs emerging from wide sandy valleys to reach heights of 1700 meters and more, Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA), Wadi Rum National Park, also known as The Valley of the Moon, 74,000-hectare, UNESCO World Heritage Site, desert landscape, southern Jordan, Middle East. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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